Improvement in arm-pit shields



W. E. BEAMES.

Improvement in Arm-Pit Shields.

No. 132,348, I Patented Oct 22,1872.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. BEAMES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN ARM-PIT SHIELD S.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1 32,348, dated October22, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM E. BEAMES, of the city, county, and State ofNew York,

. have invented certain Improvements in Ladies Shields, a new article ofmanufacture, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to manufacture and provide an improvedladys shield or protector, to be placed in the arm-pit of ladiesdresses, which are thinner and more comfortable to wear, not liable torip open, and are cheaper to manufacture than those hitherto used forthis purpose.

Hitherto, ladies shields for the protection of dresses were made of twopieces and then glued, cemented, or sewed together, which, in allrespects, are objectionable, as the overlapping of the seam of the gluedor cemented parts are thicker than the material, and thus areuncomfortable to wear. They are also liable, by the constant heat andmoisture of the arm-pits, to rip open where they are joined, as thethread, if such is used, speedily rots; or, if glue or cement is used,it dissolves.

To overcome these difficulties and objections I have invented thepresent improved ladies shields and in order to describe my inventionmore fully, I refer to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification.

Figure I is a plan view of the fabric before being operated upon. Fig.II is a side view of a ladys shield.

A is an oval piece of linen, muslin, or such fabrics, as shown in Fig.I, used for a ladys shield. By the aid of a form made for this purpose,and a hot iron, also formed for this purpose, I am enabled to give itthe form represented in' B, Fig. II, being folded together without anyseam, or gluing, or cementing, in which position it will remain as longas the fabric lasts. This is simply and readily performed by laying thefabric, as shown in Fig. I, on the form, which may be wood or metal, andthen press upon the fabric with the heated iron.

Having thus fully described my invention, I desire to claim- As a newarticle of manufacture, ladies shields, made substantially as and forthe purpose hereinbefore set forth.

VILLIAM E. BE AMES.

Witnesses:

D. S'rRATroN, F. E. ELDREDGE.

